The great barrier reef is the world's largest network of coral structures.

大堡礁是世界最大的珊瑚礁群。

It's the annual event of coral spawning, when the colonies reproduced.

这是一一度珊瑚产卵的时候，这时候寄生在珊瑚里的生物也开始繁殖。

My roses are red, it answered, as red as the feet of the doves, and redder than the great fans of coral.

“我的玫瑰是红的，”它回答说，“红得就像鸽子的脚，红得超过大大的珊瑚扇。

Like coral reefs, they are a nursery for the oceans.

像珊瑚礁一样它们是海洋的托儿所。

Like coral bleaching, spawning is also dependent on water temperatures.

就像珊瑚白化一样，产卵也和温度有关。

They'll learn the history of the reef, coral morphology, the science behind the corals.

他们将学习珊瑚礁的历史，珊瑚的形态，珊瑚背后的科学。

On a bed of green sea flowers thy limbs shall be laid, Around thy white bones the red coral shall grow; Of thy fair yellow locks threads of amber be made, And every part suit to thy mansion below.

你安卧海底，绿花朵簇拥，白骨悄然，红珊瑚生长，你发，绺成琥珀丝线，时光凝固，铺满平静安详。

At 1. 5 degrees, there would still be some precious rainforests, polar bears, and coral reefs on planet Earth, albeit seriously diminished.

全球变暖 1.5 度，地球上仍然会有一些珍贵的雨林、北极熊和珊瑚礁，尽管数量严重减少。

Far better, some say, to turn old rigs into coral reefs.

若要全面考虑的话，有些人认为应该把老的钻塔转换成珊瑚礁。

Both offer stunning views of tropical waters dotted with colourful fish and coral reefs.

这两地都可以欣赏到热带水域的壮丽景，那里点缀着五颜六的鱼类和珊瑚礁。

This in turn would damage sensitive marine life like coral and microscopic organisms, and lead to things like bleaching and mass die-offs.

这进而会危害敏感的海洋生物，如珊瑚和微生物，并导致它们褪和大规模死亡。

And all the trees were covered with hoar-frost; they looked like white corals.

于是所有的树上覆满了白霜，看起来像一片白珊瑚。

Both of these ingredients are used to help protect people from the sun's ultraviolet rays but some scientists believe that when they wash off people's skin, they're harmful to marine ecosystems like coral reefs.

这两种成分都被用来保护人们免受太阳紫外线的伤害，但是一些科学家认为，当它们洗掉人们的皮肤时，对海洋生态系统如珊瑚礁是有害的。

Next, we're talking about coral, Carl? No, coral, specifically coral reefs.

接下来，我们来谈谈珊瑚吧。我的名字Carl？当然不是，是珊瑚，具体来说是珊瑚礁。

Differences over whose roots also lie at the heart of a dispute, over the tiny coral islands that have kept Russia and Japan formally at war for over 70 years.

大家对根落于何处有不同的看法，这是争议的核心问题；大家对一些小小珊瑚岛花落谁家也有不同的看法。这样的争议让俄罗斯和日本进行了官方长达70多的战争。

They were particularly interested in investigating the effects of pollution on coral.

他们尤为关注的是污染对珊瑚造成的影响。

Let's go back to the coral reefs.

我们再回到珊瑚礁的例子上。

Made from blocks of coral cut from the ocean floor, The Cathedral of Saint Christopher is a Cuban Baroque masterpiece that has been called music set in stone.

由从海底切割下来的珊瑚块制成，圣克里斯托弗大教堂是古巴巴洛克风格的杰作，被称为石上的音乐。

Our airborne programme and our satellite programme have been deployed to understand how our rainforests are changing, how temperate forests are changing, African savannahs and even tropical coral reefs.

通过部署空中项目和卫星项目，我们得以了解热带雨林的演变，温带森林的演变，非洲大草原、甚至是热带珊瑚礁的演变。

My name is Erica Woolsey and I'm a marine biologist with a specialty in coral reef ecology and also leader of the Hydras, a non-profit devoted to ocean understanding.

我叫艾丽卡·伍尔希，是一名海洋生物学家，专长是珊瑚礁生态学，也是九蛇组织的领导人，这是一个致力于海洋研究的非营利组织。